Jack Ford (journalist) facts for kids
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Jack Ford is an American television news personality. He is known for explaining legal topics on TV. For over twenty years, he has been a host and presenter on many information and entertainment shows.
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Early Life and Education
Jack Ford grew up in New Jersey with a single parent. He went to Point Pleasant Beach High School. After high school, he attended Yale University, where he played football. He also earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law.
After finishing law school, he worked as a lawyer for the government in New Jersey for three years. Later, he started his own law office. He also taught law as a professor at Fordham Law School.
A Career in Television
In 1984, Jack Ford started working for WCBS-TV as a legal expert. He then joined Court TV when it launched in 1991. In 1994, he moved to NBC News as their main legal reporter.
He became a co-host of NBC's morning show Weekend Today in May 1995. He hosted the show with different co-anchors, including Giselle Fernandez, Ann Curry, Jodi Applegate, and Soledad O'Brien.
From News to Sports
In September 1999, Ford joined ABC News. He became a reporter for popular shows like 20/20 and Good Morning America. On New Year's Eve 1999, he was in Times Square for ABC 2000 Today. This was ABC's huge 23-hour TV special covering the Millennium worldwide. He helped count down to the year 2000 in Times Square with Dick Clark.
From 2002 to 2003, Ford was the host of ESPN's The Sports Reporters. He also co-hosted a TV talk show called Living It Up! With Ali & Jack in 2003.
In June 2004, Jack Ford returned to Court TV (which is now called truTV). He co-hosted a daily show called Banfield & Ford: Courtside starting in 2006. Since 2009, he has been a legal analyst for CBS News.
He has also taught at Yale University since 2007. He teaches a class called "Trials of the Century." He taught a similar course at New York University in 2019. Since 2018, he has worked as a college football analyst for ESPN. He reports on Ivy League football games.
Awards and Achievements
Jack Ford has received many important awards for his work. He has won two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and an American Radio and Television Award. He also received a National Headliner Award and the March of Dimes FDR Award.
He is also an author. He wrote a suspense novel called "The Osiris Alliance" in 2009.
Personal Life
Jack Ford used to live in Interlaken, New Jersey. He now lives in Spring Lake with his wife and two children. When he was younger, he was a contestant on the original version of the game show Jeopardy! with Art Fleming. He won three games on the show.
